Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Positively

What was the stress level of the interview?

1 out of 10

How you think you did?

8 out of 10

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

9 out of 10

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

9 out of 10

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Do you have any questions?

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Why Case?

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Why medicine?

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What was the most interesting question?

[Faculty interviewer] What do you hope to achieve by going abroad (for your research thesis)? [I'm interested in global health, health policy, and perhaps epidemiology/infectious diseases - upon answering, he helpfully referred me to a couple researchers in infectious diseases that travel frequently to Africa for their work, saying

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What was the most difficult question?

[Student interviewer] You mentioned your interest in health law and policy. Why not simply pursue that? Why do you feel the need to become a physician to do what you want to do?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

45 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

2

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

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Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

Enthusiastic

How do you rank the facilities?

9 out of 10

What is your in-state status?

Out of state

What were your total hours spent traveling?

7+ hours

What was your primary mode of travel?

Airplane

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

$201-$300

What airport did you fly into?

CLE

Where did you stay?

With students at the school

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

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How would you rate the hotel?

8 out of 10

Would you recommend the hotel?

yes

What is your ranking of this school's location?

6 out of 10

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

8 out of 10

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

SDN, MSAR, AMCAS, secondary essays, student host, website, materials given by mail and before interview, Economist (my scheduled faculty interviewer is a researcher in the Dept of Global Health, and I have a degree in Economics), listen to NPR daily

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What impressed you positively?

everything, really. the University Circle/Cleveland Heights area is both ethnically and culturally diverse. Cleveland Clinic is the $hit, and so is Rainbow Babies. students are satisfied with having chosen Case for their educations, and while recent classes have been guinea pigs for the new, revamped curriculum, most agree that the changes have been for the better.

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What impressed you negatively?

though it's obviously out of anyone's control...my faculty interview had to cancel b/c her son was ill. i ended up interviewing with another faculty member who had only 2 min to go over my file. still was a laid-back, low-stress interview. that was the only real setback/negative for me - oh yes, and missing my connecting flight in Detroit on the way home to New York! it also was a turnoff, albeit a very small one, that the fitness center and library are not open 24/7.

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

Case is the only school in the country with access to the NBME questions bank. in partnership with the folks running the boards, Case has access to the question bank (i.e., retired USMLE questions) for use throughout the year after every curricular

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What are your general comments?

it's totally low-stress, low-key, and conversational. i was to interview with an MD/MPH in the afternoon (research in inflammation, similar to what i do currently), but she canceled b/c her son was sick. admissions was nice enough to reschedule my slot with an MD faculty in pharmacology. he did not have hardly any time to go over my file, but when he did he asked the standard three questions (

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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